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. PATENTED JUNE 25,1907. L. FORSYTH. DRAWING KIT. 1 APPLICATION FILEDAPR. 4, 1907.

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No. 858,274. PATENTED JUNE 25,1907.

L. PORSYTH.

DRAWING KIT.

APPLIOATION FILED APR- 4. 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DRAWING KIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed April 4,1907. Serial No- 366,397

.To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, LUTHER FORSYTH, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Hagerstown, in the county ofWashington and State of Maryland, have invented new and usefulImprovements in 'Drawing Kits, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in drawing kits which comprises adrawing board and T-square; and the object of the invention is toconstruct a board and square in a manner as hereinafter set forth sothat one will associate with the other to provide means for securing toone face of the board angles, curves and other drafting appliances,

card-board and other objects for the purpose of transportation, packingaway and overcoming the necessity of providing boxes for or the carryingof the appliances in the pocket.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawingswherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is tobe understood that changes, modifications and variations can be resortedto which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detailreference is had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters. denote correspondingparts throughout the several views and in which- Figure 1 is an invertedplan of a drawing kit in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is asection on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig.1; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the board with asquare and angleapplied thereto, and, Fig. 5 1s a perspective view with the board in anupright position.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 6 and 7 denotesupports for the board 8. The topedges of the su ports are beveled, asat 9, so that the boar 8 will extend at an inclination. The tops of thesu orts 6-7 are dovetailed, as at 10 in the ower face of the board 8.Each of the supports 6-7 is provided with rectangular slots 11 near thetop thereof and through which is adapted to extend the blade of theT-square 12 for a pur ose to be hereinafter referred to.

At one si e of the support 6 a retaining lug 13 is secured to the lowerface of the board 8 and upon which is mounted angles or curves 13, theselatter being secured in osition by the blade of the square 12 when t elatter is extended through the slots 11 as shown in Fig-. 2. The bladeof the square 12 is also adapted to retain in osition a sheet ofcardboard 14 which can e used for cutting geometrical figures. Theangles, curves and card-board are provided with an opening-so they canbe mounted upon the lug 13. When the blade of the square 12 is in theposition shown in Fig. 2 it is adapted to be secured in such positionthrough the medium of a dowel 15 having a beveled top 16 and which issecured to the lower face of the board 6 at the outer side of thesupport 7.- The dowel 15 is adapted to have the free end of the blade ofthe T-square 12 sna there-over and toprovide for such the b ade of theT-square 12 near its free end is provided with an opening 17.

What I claim is- 1. A drawing board provided with supports havingrectangular slots, a lug secured to the board and arranged-in proximityto one of the slots and adapted to have mounted thereon draftingappliances, a dowel arranged in proximity to the other of the slots anda T-square extending through the slots, over the lug, and adapted totake in the dowel thereby retaining in position the appliances mountedupon the lug.

2. A drawing board provided with supports having slots, a lug carried bythe board and adapted to have drafting appliances mounted thereon, a Tsquare extending through the slots and over the lug for retaining thedrafting ap liances against the board, means carried by the board andengaging the T-square to prevent shifting thereof.

3. A drawing board having supports therefor, means carried by the boardfor receiving drafting appliances, means extending through the supportsfor retaining the drafting ap liances against the board, and meanscarrie by the board and engaging said retaining means to prevent theshifting thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LUTHER FORSYTI-I.

